Whiskey Tears and Smoke

[Intro] [Verse 1] The neon burns through a cracked motel shade, A glass full of amber, a debt never paid. Cigarette ashes and a half-smoked joint, He numbs every memory he’s too scared to point. [Pre-Chorus] The TV’s on mute, but the silence still screams, A broken-down man with a head full of dreams. He’ll d***n out the ghosts with a bottle and haze, “Ain’t no tears for the strong,” that’s what the old man says. [Chorus] Whiskey tears and smoke in the air, A heartache disguised in a vacant stare. He’ll drink till the world fades to black and unclear, A man ain’t supposed to cry, so he drowns in the beer. [Verse 2] There’s a photo he hides in the back of his boot, A woman who left in a worn-out suit. The weed’s cheap relief, but it can’t k**l the sting, Of a love that got lost in the chaos he’d bring. [Pre-Chorus] The jukebox plays twang, but the tune’s out of key, He’s a shadow of who he once swore he’d be. The barstool’s his throne, and the pain’s his disguise, A fortress of vices where his truth never dies. [Chorus] Whiskey tears and smoke in the air, A heartache disguised in a vacant stare. He’ll drink till the world fades to black and unclear, A man ain’t supposed to cry, so he drowns in the beer. [Bridge] The mirror don’t lie, but he’s too proud to look, A lifetime of “shoulders” in a pain-stricken book. What’s strong ain’t the bottle, or the pills that he pops, It’s the scars that you carry when the bleeding won’t stop. [Chorus] Whiskey tears and smoke in the air, A heartache disguised in a vacant stare. He’ll drink till the world fades to black and unclear, A man ain’t supposed to cry, so he drowns in the beer. [Outro]